NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Greensboro, NC

Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1841412699, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 133936, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841412699
Name
Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
133936 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone
(336) 832-4380
Enumerated
May 2, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090825000202); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 N Elm St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Caroline Aberman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477180123
  2. Elizabeth Agnew, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1043433840
  3. Gabrielle AielloFamily Medicine Physician1295475200
  4. Olakunle Akintemi, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1609834175
  5. Vijaya Akula, M.D.,Internal Medicine Physician1407132228
  6. Christina Albert, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003377870

Verify Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,794 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 181 claims were for opioids.

  1. Estela Hernandez Acosta5,794
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium516 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate368 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium232 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide161 claims
  5. Alprazolam159 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium159 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,010.93

56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Estela Hernandez Acosta$1,010.93
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Moses Cone Medical Services IncGreensboro, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

149 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Greensboro

They are 149 of the 8,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Greensboro, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Baxley, MDGreensboro, NC 274011063474971
  2. Bruce Brodie, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011629030341
  3. Stephanie Brown, MDGreensboro, NC 274011952350241
  4. Denise Fisher, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011245272111
  5. Mohammad Garba, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011235177809
  6. Edwin Green, MDGreensboro, NC 274011235199183
  7. John Jenkins, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011265496228
  8. Jerry Joines, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011528014537

Common questions

What is Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D.'s NPI number?

Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841412699, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 832-4380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 133936, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Estela Yolanda Hernandez Acosta, M.D. had 5,794 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.